ARCHIVED - Telecom Order CRTC 97-230
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Ottawa, 21 February 1997
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Telecom Order CRTC 97-230
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IN THE MATTER OF applications filed by BC TEL under Tariff Notices 3541 dated 6 November 1996 and 3541A dated 15 November 1996, for proposed revisions to the company's General Tariff which reflect the local rate plan portion of the company's rate rebalancing plans for 1997, filed pursuant to Implementation of Regulatory Framework - Splitting of the Rate Base and Related Issues, Telecom Decision CRTC 95-21, 31 October 1995 (Decision 95-21).
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WHEREAS under Tariff Notices 3541 and 3541A BC TEL proposed to increase, effective 1 January 1997, the monthly rate for residence lines in all rate groups by $2.00;
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WHEREAS BC TEL also proposed to increase business line rates for Rate Groups A to E by $2.00 and to leave business line rates in Rate Groups F to K at existing levels to reflect that these rates are already set at a compensatory level;
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WHEREAS, under Tariff Notices 3541 and 3541A, BC TEL proposed to exempt 49 exchanges served by step-by-step switching equipment from rate rebalancing until such time as each switch is upgraded to digital technology;
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WHEREAS by Telecom Order CRTC 96-1594 dated 23 December 1996 (Order 96-1594), the Commission approved Tariff Notices 3541 and 3541A on an interim basis with the change that the $2.00 monthly rate increase for residence lines shall also apply, effective 1 January 1997, to those 49 exchanges currently served by step-by-step switching technology;
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WHEREAS the Commission received comments urging it to reconsider its decision to apply the $2.00 monthly rate increase to those 49 exchanges;
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WHEREAS some parties submitted that rural markets are receiving poor service from BC TEL;
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WHEREAS by letter dated 4 December 1996, AT&T Canada Long Distance Services Company submitted that BC TEL's proposed rebalancing initiative should be denied and BC TEL should be required to submit a revised proposal providing for rebalancing of all non-compensatory primary exchange services;
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WHEREAS the Commission considers that the exemption for exchanges served by step-by-step switching equipment, as proposed by BC TEL, does not satisfy the rate rebalancing requirements of Decision 95-21 to move rates closer to costs; and
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WHEREAS the Commission considers that complaints about poor quality of service are more appropriately the subject of separate proceedings, and the Commission will request BC TEL's comments on such complaints -
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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
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The tariff revisions granted interim approval in Order 96-1594 are approved on a final basis effective 1 January 1997.
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Allan J. Darling
Secretary General |
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